[digitalradio] Re: Automation and the New Solar Cycle

2006-04-27 Thread Dave Bernstein
The only arbitrary limit I've heard anyone wish to impose on automatic stations is don't QRM my QSO. This desire has nothing to do with one's familiarity with computing; its a basic expectation of polite amateur operation. To deploy an automatic station and let it run unattended with no

[digitalradio] Re: Automation and the New Solar Cycle

2006-04-27 Thread Jon Maguire
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/message/14878 How is it that these stations don't have the capability to monitor the frequency used? How difficult can that be? It's a simple thing to do in software. 73... Jon W1MNK Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to

[digitalradio] Re: Automation and the New Solar Cycle

2006-04-27 Thread Dave Bernstein
Detecting a frequency that is busy in any of several possible modulation schemes -- SSB, CW, PSK, RTTY, PACTOR, MFSK, HELL, etc. -- is technically non-trivial, but is feasible with today's technology. This was demonstrated more than a year ago by Rick KN6KB in his implementation of the